It meant live-game broadcaster Sky was facing an embarrassing dilemma when presenting any Newcastle games throughout the season, with their line-ups announced using captured footage of players walking up towards the camera.

However, Rafa Benitez’s men have now gone ahead and started to film ahead of their first league game against Spurs on Saturday.

The game is being shown live on Sky Sports, and many are sure to be relieved they’ve avoided a potential red-faced blunder.